"The Art Of Intuition" with guest blogger Stephanie "Pixi" Morris

       Have you experienced a time when you absolutely knew what you needed to do and your whole body was vibrating with anticipation, knowing that things would turn out right?  Or, perhaps, have you longed for a way to listen more deeply to that inner-knowing in times when you are confused, anxious, not sure what your next step is?  If you answered yes to either question, then you are ready to dive into connecting with your intuition.
       Up until the 17th century, intuition was defined as “mentally looking at, examining, inspecting.”   After the 17th century, scholastic philosophers stated it meant, “spiritual perception or immediate knowledge.”  Nowadays we define intuition as “immediate apprehension or knowing without intervention of any reasoning.”  We suddenly have a deep knowing, even if it doesn’t always make sense.  The word originated from the Latin “intueri” which means “to consider,” then changed to "intuito" and finally made it’s way to English and other languages as “intuition.”
       A very interesting approach and definition, given by Esoteric Astrology is “…the ability to arrive at knowledge through the activity of some innate sense, apart from reasoning or logical processes.  It comes into activity when the resources of the lower mind have been used, explored, and exhausted.  Then, and only then, the true intuition begins to function.  It is the sense of synthesis, the ability to think in wholes, and to touch the world of causes.”
       I like to see it as a muscle we must keep using and practicing with in order to really feel, hear, or understand when we are being told “yes, this!!”  So, how does one warm up this muscle of intuition?
       Here are a few easy ways to start using your intuition in fun ways so you can start using it in your every day life.

Yoga and Meditation

       When I first started taking yoga and meditation, I had no idea of the profound impact it would have on my electromagnetic field/aura.  Yes, it does help the neural pathways in your brain realign and network better, but it also helps the physical body cleanse and detoxify physically and metaphysically.  As the body continues to find balance, so does the energy system.  I was able to use yoga to heal myself of seizures (read more about that here). While sitting in meditation, like I said you balance out the neural pathways and both hemispheres of the brain so you are more aware of thoughts, emotions, feelings, but it also allows you to find the space you need to truly feel into what you want.  And you never know what might come up during a really good yoga or meditation session.  The moments when you allow your higher self to speak through you are rare and when they happen, especially during yoga and meditation, you’ll know.  Try my meditation to enhance your intuition for free here.

 Get to Know Your Tarot

       A great way to connect with your seat of all knowing self is to take a tarot course or play with any oracle deck you like.  You could give yourself a daily reading or try to give your friends a reading.  To start, pick one to three cards.  Without looking in the book, really look at the cards.  Notice symbolism, notice what’s happening on the card, but without thinking about it too much, what is your gut telling you that the card represents for you or another person.  Its fun to keep a journal of all of the cards you pulled, your answer, and the answer that is in the book.  As you practice more, you will notice you become more and more on point.

Any Self-Healing Modality

       If you have ever heard of reiki, theta healing, crystal healing, or balancing the chakras, your intuition may be guiding you to explore these areas a bit more.  Even if you haven’t, diving into any of these healing modalities (and many others) requires us to tap into our deepest selves and highest self to listen to what we feel is happening.  For example, in reiki, you use the energy of all that is through a laying of the hands on certain energy centers of the body to bring healing to yourself and others.  When we do reiki, we must listen to our inner knowing that says, "ok this area is complete," or we may even be given more information about what is going on if we are open.  The more one practices, the better he/she gets at listening to the information you are intuitively receiving.  Research theta healing, crystal healing, balancing your chakras and more to find out how you can start to open up to listening to your highest truth.

       Wanting to dive even deeper?  Read more here about diving into your intuition and cultivating a spiritual practice.  If you are wanting to complete your reiki certification, priestess certification, would like a theta healing consultation, or more, please see this page and email me at pixi.morris.yoga@gmail.com

       -Stephanie "Pixi" Morris
What's your intuition telling you?

Photo by Stephanie Stein

"The desire to help others heal themselves led Stephanie “Pixi” Morris down a path of learning many different healing modalities. After being a teacher herself at private schools in Memphis, TN and Charleston, SC for 8 years, she is passionate about educating + helping others. She has her masters in Education and has been a Kundalini Yoga Instructor for nearly a decade.  She is also a Reiki Master Teacher, Angel Card Reader, High Priestess, and is completing her aromatherapy & herbal certification.  Her teachers and training instructors include Ana Bret & Ravi Singh, Reema Datta, Shiva Rea, Moses Love & Zeina, Gabrielle Bernstein, Lisa Michaels, Olivia Lomax, and many others. She leads an online Alchemically Awakening Avalon Priestess Training and sells jewelry, magickal sprays, teas, and other healing items on her business page, Apothecary of Avalon.
Pixi currently lives with her husband, two step-sons, and two crazy pups in Charleston, SC.  She enjoys writing, exploring the beach, and decorating her new home via Pinterest in her free time.  To find out more about her click here."
- Stephanie "Pixi" Morris

Raising Partners

       When I think about everything that I've been through, and everything that other little girls have been through, it weighs heavily on me that I can't help other children.  I realize that I can't possibly reach out and save everyone in this world, much like a child who wishes to adopt every puppy in the pound to save their sad faces from the bars of their cages.  But recently I came to a most important discovery: I have all the power for a better future.  Aside from the nieces and cousins that I have the power to influence to be strong and help along their journey, I now know that I can go beyond that.  I'm raising two boys of my own and THAT'S where the power is!  Of course I want to instill strength and power into every single little girl on the face of this planet, but what if we didn't have to?  What if we simply raised our boys to be good people?  What if we taught them that no means no, and that they should never touch a woman without their consent?  What would happen if we taught them to cook and clean and raise babies, instead of allowing them to think that only the mommy should do that?  What if, instead of telling them how a household should be run, we showed them?  What if we showed them what a loving relationship was, if we apologized to them when we were wrong, if we cried in front of them when we were sad, and laughed with them when we were happy?  What would happen if we taught our boys that it's okay for them to express their feelings and work through them?  We have already started raising our little girls to be strong and brave in order for them to survive in today's world, but shouldn't we be raising our boys to be more sensitive to the needs of others too?  If I raise my boys to see his female friends, not just look at but truly SEE, then wouldn't that make his future wife happy?  If my son could understand that his girlfriend's feelings are real, even when she is having a hormonal week, then wouldn't her life be that much more full of love?  If he could understand her, and validate her, and support her then she wouldn't have to be hard and tough and hide her emotions.  She wouldn't have to speak out and stand up for herself, because her PARTNER would do it for her and with her.  Boys need to be taught how to take care of themselves, a home, children, and a wife.  We have already taught our daughters how to care for a baby when we bought her that first baby doll.  We already taught her how to cook when we gifted her with a play kitchen and plastic food.  We instill in her to stop being "sassy" and hold her tongue when she speaks her opinion, but we don't do that for our boys.  We buy him sports gear and when he cries we tell him to man up.  Sorry Sam, I refuse.  I think that we should raise our sons and daughters the same, teaching them both the same life skills in the hopes that they both can run a successful household TOGETHER.  I want my sons to grow up to be sensitive.  I want them to come home from work and cook dinner for their children.  I want them to instantly recognize when their wife has had a long day at her job and immediately offer to talk with her or rub her feet.  I want them to respect her body and see her as strong and beautiful, not a maid or a sex object.  The true key to our daughters and granddaughters happiness may not simply lie within the empowerment of the young woman, but within the sensitization of man.
What's your son learning?